Archive for May 18th 2013

The monks and residents of Caldey Island off Pembrokeshire are to receive their first multipurpose emergency vehicle.
The customised Land Rover will act as a police car, ambulance, and - thanks to a water bowser trailer - a fire engine.
The island al...

A lorry driver has been airlifted to hospital after a crash between his vehicle and a tanker that closed the M62 motorway.
The crash happened on the eastbound carriageway just before 13:00 BST between junctions 26 and 27 near Birstall, West Yorkshire...

A government-commissioned study has suggested the fire service needs to become more efficient and effective.
The study by Sir Ken Knight, a former chief fire and rescue adviser to the government, called for streamlining and a shift to more part-time ...

Two men have been treated for smoke inhalation after an ice cream van caught fire at a Renfrewshire garage.
A spark is thought to have ignited the van while it was on a mechanics ramp at the garage in Miller Street, Johnstone, at about 10:30 on Frida...

Fire and rescue services in England need to be "transformed" to become more efficient and effective, a government-commissioned review has said.
Sir Ken Knight said incidents were down 40% over the past decade but the number of firefighters was rough...

Firefighters are facing an increased risk of electrocution following a rise in cannabis farm fires, South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue said.
At its height, one in 10 blazes broke out in homes in the region being used to grow the drug and incidents have ...

The partner of a man who is being blamed for murdering three people in a house fire in Helensburgh has denied providing a false alibi for him.
Jennifer Milne, 28, said it would be a "blatant lie" to suggest Lee McCarthy was not at home when the fire ...

The owner of a block of flats in North Yorkshire where two jockeys died in a fire has been jailed for 12 months.
Alan Foster, 65, from Norton, had earlier pleaded guilty to breaching four fire safety regulations.
Jamie Kyne, 18, from Galway, Ireland ...

A man has been rescued by neighbours from a Manchester flat after becoming so "engrossed" in a crossword he failed to notice a chip pan fire.
The neighbours heard smoke alarms and dealt with the fire in the sixth floor flat at Brownley Court Road, Be...